In light of talk that many African apps do not live much beyond their competition, we’ve decided to see how the winners are doing a year later. The verdict is that developers are still going strong even if the apps that won the contest never made it big. The exception here is Afrinolly, which has gone on to be widely popular, yet is only one piece of the company that created it.

Olalashe: Kenya – David Lemayian, Capefield Ltd. – “Olalashe is a geo-alert application that can help you communicate when you’re in trouble, through a widget that can send your location and a pre-set message to your ‘In Case of Emergency’ contacts with the push of a button.”

Rating: 4.0/5 (7 reviews)

Installs: 100 – 500

Updated: November 19, 2012

This app may not be widely used but the company continues to develop websites and provide consulting services. The developer has worked on various Kenyan Open Data projects and is a consultant for The World Bank.

Wedding Plandroid: South Africa – Richard Marsh – “Wedding Plandroid is a lightweight app specifically designed to help brides and grooms plan for their big day. It allows users to manage their wedding budget, track their progress on a timeline of wedding orientated tasks, keep track of their vendors, as well as manage their guest list.”

Rating: 4.3/5 (359 reviews)

Installs: 100,000 – 500,000

Updated: January 5, 2012

Successful in terms of downloads, but no longer updated. Developer is freelance.